“I think it’s good because no extra-time, no more extra minutes that we already have, especially for the teams that are playing European competitions, and especially when it goes to the end of the competitions – extra-time is really, really difficult.

“But I think it’s a good advantage to the teams that are not favourites, because a draw takes the game immediately to a penalty shoot-out and we know that it’s a lottery.

“So there is a better chance for the teams not considered favourites, which I think brings some more beauty to the game and brings more possibility of giant-killings, because how many times do the big teams in 30 minutes of extra-time win the ties?”

Jose Mourinho reacts to Sir Alex Ferguson’s return to Old Trafford to watch Manchester United